The Narragansett Times

June 30, 2011

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â€“ Although the state General Assembly provided an additional $500,000 to South County Hospital to help cover the costs of services for people who do not have insurance or are unable to pay, the hospital still faces a significant budget shortfall.

June 24, 2011

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - A fourth generation teacher, it was in Kim Mather’s blood to teach. After teaching 23 years in South Kingstown, five of which as the district’s math coach, Mather is taking on a new challenge and becoming the new West Kingston Elementary Principal after current Principal Nancy Nettick retires this year. It was no surprise that Mather became a teacher in the first place.

June 24, 2011

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â€“ After learning how to read, how to take care of animals like chicks and frogs and how to count change, Matunuck Elementary School first graders say they will miss their teacher, Lynn Doherty. Knowing that their teacher will become Wakefield Elementary Schoolâ€™s new principal, the young students say she is sweet and nice and that Wakefield students are lucky to have her.

June 24, 2011

NARRAGANSETT – With a tranquility of a country setting, seven cottages rest on 63 acres of farmland along Kenyon Farms Road over looking Point Judith Pond. The land is probably worth millions, but owner Ray Kagel doesn't care how much his family's land is valued at. He only wants to keep it as beautiful and serene as it always was.

June 24, 2011

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As the school committee, RAC and community members discussed the merits of sending the Hazard pre-school to Peace Dale and reducing the size of Peace Dale Elementary at the Thursday night work session, it became evident that what the community values most is maintaining quality education.

June 22, 2011

NARRAGANSETTâ€”Residents expressed their frustration about parking issues to the town council Monday evening, citing the influx of tourists illegal parking along residential streets during the summer months. Two areas of conflict were specifically discussed, Atlantic and Narragansett Avenues along with the Scarborough Hills area.

June 21, 2011

NARRAGANSETTâ€”The Economic Development Committee (EDC) met Wednesday evening to discuss the future implementation of the recent development plan which has been presented to the town council in its finished form. The next step now is for the committee to appeal to the town council to dedicate time and funds towards carrying out the objectives outlined in the plan.

June 20, 2011

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â€“ It was a meeting for change as the school committee discussed increasing science and social studies in grade 6 at Broad Rock, heard the recommendation for the reconfiguration for the schools and adopted policies changing how teachers are evaluated at Tuesday nightâ€™s meeting.

June 19, 2011

By

Shaun Kirby

NARRAGANSETTâ€”As one turns off of Old Boston Neck onto South Ferry Road, past the old Baptist Church, you drive along a thickly wooded road on both sides and come upon a village of modern buildings. The Environmental Research Laboratory, the Pell Marine Science and National Sea Grant Libraries, and at the very end the pier which docks the research vessel Endeavor before it journeys out into the worldâ€™s oceans, all of these buildings stand before you. This is the home of the University of Rhode Islandâ€™s Graduate School of Oceanography.